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#A7BFCC

Light Blue · light cool blue

About #A7BFCC

#A7BFCC is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 75% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 9.8), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCB4A7 (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red167
Green191
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.9
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 11.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #A7BFCC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #A7BFCC.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #A7BFCC.
10.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A7BFCC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A7BFCC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9BECD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B9CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9DC3C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A7BFCC?

#A7BFCC is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 75% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A7BFCC?

Use black text. Black on #A7BFCC has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A7BFCC?

Its complementary colour is #CCB4A7, and analogous partners are #A7CCC7 and #A7ADCC.